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A VFR PA28 pilot in the gfk landing pattern becomes IMC at 600 ft in a 500 ft upwind cloud layer and lands.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 653122 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200503 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gfk.airport |
| State Reference | ND |
| Altitude | agl single value : 600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : gfk.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 130 flight time type : 80 |
| ASRS Report | 653122 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : foreign |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During VFR lndgs at grand forks int'l conditions rapidly deteriorated below VFR minimums. While on upwind for runway 35R clouds were encountered at 600 ft AGL. At this time I notified tower of the current ceilings and proceeded to continue in the traffic pattern below the cloud layer at 500 ft AGL and made a full-stop landing on runway 35R as soon as possible. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: pilot stated that he is a student at xyz aviation program.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A VFR PA28 PLT IN THE GFK LNDG PATTERN BECOMES IMC AT 600 FT IN A 500 FT UPWIND CLOUD LAYER AND LANDS.
Narrative: DURING VFR LNDGS AT GRAND FORKS INT'L CONDITIONS RAPIDLY DETERIORATED BELOW VFR MINIMUMS. WHILE ON UPWIND FOR RWY 35R CLOUDS WERE ENCOUNTERED AT 600 FT AGL. AT THIS TIME I NOTIFIED TWR OF THE CURRENT CEILINGS AND PROCEEDED TO CONTINUE IN THE TFC PATTERN BELOW THE CLOUD LAYER AT 500 FT AGL AND MADE A FULL-STOP LNDG ON RWY 35R AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: PLT STATED THAT HE IS A STUDENT AT XYZ AVIATION PROGRAM.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.